ExtinctZoo
Your one stop shop for all things dinosaurs, paleontology and extinct animals. Kickback, relax and learn all about the amazing creatures that once existed - welcome to the digsite!
Episodes
When Prey Became Scarier Than Predators
We always talk about the big bad predators of old, namely carnivorous dinosaurs, but we don't give enough flowers to the herbivorous dinosaurs that went far and beyond the norm, to turn into killing machines of their own (in a sense).
Why All Roads Lead To Crab
Crabs, It's always been crabs....
When Earth Got Microwaved
You probably think the age of mammals is all cold and grey right? I mean we are in an ice age and all. Yet, this belief would be FOOLISH, cuz guess what, it was actually during the age of mammals, that earth experienced once of its hottest moments ever.
How Close Were Dinosaurs To A Stone Age?
THEY OOGA BOOGA NOW?
The Most Dangerous Rabid Animal To Exist
Rabies in animals is always scary, but a rabid wolf is a whole other ball game, so much so that its often been dubbed the deadliest kind of rabid animal...let me explain.
5 Times Evolution Created Prehistoric Hybrids
Ever wondered what you'd get if you combined a Gorilla with a Horse? No? Well evolution has and over the years it has created hybrids of sorts, prehistoric animals that seem to have been straight mash ups of various creatures.
Piranhas: The Animal That Just Doesn't Make Sense
Terrifying, blood thirsty, lethal. These are just some ways I am sure many people describe piranhas, who over the years have built a pretty respectable reputation built off fear, yet in reality, these guys are much more chill and crazy in other ways than we've been led to believe.
Ice Age America Was Basically Africa On Steroids
If you think about Ice Age America, you may picture a bunch of snow, ice, and cavemen. However, that would be wrong, and you would be much closer to reality if you simply pictured, an unlikely place, the great plains of Africa, as that is what America essentially was during the Ice Age, only it was a whole lot crazier.
When The Sauropods Just…Stopped
Once upon a time, the largest animals to ever walk were in the height of their golden age, but then rather suddenly they vanished, just like that. Why?
The Sentinelese: The Last Humans Living In The Stone Age
60,000 years of isolation and one island...
The Biggest Land Mammal To Ever Live
There's a new king in these parts...and it ain't a dinosaur.
The Shark Deadlier Than Jaws
Great white, tiger shark, and bull shark. These three are what many consider to be the deadliest shark out there, to humans. However, there is a relatively unknown shark, that might be responsible for far more deaths than the big 3 combined...
When Dinosaurs Almost Made A Comeback
If you ask the average person when the dinosaurs rule ended, they would say 66 million years ago when that big ol mean asteroid struck. But in truth, this may not really be all that right...seeing that not so long after their demise a new group of dinosaurs emerged, that caused their own share of terror (pun intended).
The Largest Savanna On Earth Is Not In Africa
Brazil’s Cerrado might be the stranger, wilder, and more overlooked savanna hiding in plain sight.
The Largest Lake To Ever Exist
The great lakes are probably the most famous group of lakes in the entire world, named for their...well great size. And yet these guys are tiny compared to an ancient lake that used to exist, that wasn't just bigger than them each, but also bigger then all of them combined (80 times over).
These Giants Were Alive Just 300 Years Ago
Earth used to be packed with giants, and somehow, in just the last few centuries, humans still managed to delete a shocking number of them.
What ACTUALLY Lives At The Bottom Of The Ocean
The lower you go, the only weirder things become...
Dinosaur "Myths" That Are True
Prepare to have your mind blown by the absurdities that were the dinosaurs.
The Largest Bird To Ever Fly
Dinosaurs are well known for being absolute units, so it may not come as too much of a surprise, that the largest animal to fly that was not a pterosaur, happened to be a dinosaur, go figure.
Bees Have Unlocked Meat Honey...
ewwwwwwwwwww
How Crocodiles Survived The Ice Age
How Crocodiles Survived The Ice Age
Why Animals Are White In The Arctic But Black In Antarctica
If convergent evolution has taught us anything, its that some designs work over and over again, which is why its a bit strange that two places, the Arctic and Antarctic that are both known for being endless cold, have animals that look very different, right?
This Was The Spinosaurus's Real Opps
The T. Rex was the sworn enemy of the Spinosaurus, we all know this of course. The only thing is... it wasn't, and the two never even met, being separated by both time and place. BUT, there was a giant predator that did live alongside the Spinosaurus and definitely gave it a run for its money...
Humans vs Neanderthals In The Olympics
Neanderthals, we just can't get enough of them, and I am sure some of you have wondered what it would be like if these guys suddenly came back to life, but what about if they came back and then participated in the Olympics?
The Worst Animals To Be Born A Dude
You know that term, Saturdays are for the boys? Well in nature, for some animals, it turns out that no day is for the boys, just 100% suckiness.
When The Earth Went Full Subnautica
The moment when you realize subnautica is basically Earth's prehistoric past :O
The Himalayas Used To Be Very Strange
If you think scaling the himalayas is crazy now, just wait until you hear how it used to be...
When Antarctica Was A Jungle
Antarctica now, can seem a bit bleak, I mean its mainly a lotta of ice, on top of ice, on top of ya know. However, it wasn't always like that, and really Antarctica has one of the wildest timelines out there. And at some point that timeline hit peak chaos, and that was this point...
Prehistoric Creatures You're Glad Are Extinct
When we think of the prehistoric times, we often imagine the giant ferocious animals that stomped around. And don't get me wrong, the giants are cool and all, but one shouldn't forget that terrors can call in small packages too...
Prehistoric Russia Absolutely Sucked
In Soviet Russia, Bear Hunts You. In Permian Russia, Bear Is Screwed.
The Largest Animals You've Never Heard Of
Whenever you watch a documentary about prehistoric life, you expect to see some giants. However, have you ever noticed that the giants your shown, are more or less always the same ones? Well, today your gonna learn about the giants that they don't show you.
The Strangest Human Discoveries We Can’t Explain
Giant balls, great jars, and prehistoric doodles? Confused by this? You should be, but clickity here and let me explain my child.
The Apocalypse That Turned Dinosaurs Into Monsters
Enough of this dinosaur - space rock slander, I'll have you know the dinosaurs survived plentyyy of apocalyptic events.
When You Trap A Fish In A Cave, This Happens
If Finding Nemo was on hard mode
The Largest Flood Ever That Actually Happened
Don't you just hate it when the Mediterranean Sea dries up, and then proceeds to have a water explosion on a scale never seen before? Yeah me too...
T. Rex Had A Rival And Nobody Knows About It
Move over T. rex, mister drippy is coming through
Tasmanian Devil: The Animal That Just Doesn't Make Sense
Turns out Looney Tunes was missing a few things...
When Summer Lasted For 10,000,000 Years
Most people would take a sunny-blue day after a rainy-gloomy one any day of the week. Yet, after watching this video, you might just change your mind on that.
What Happened When Two Continents Collided
You ever play one of those games, where you can pit animals you shouldn't in a battle royale to see what happens? Well turns out that mother nature once played that game...with interesting results.
The Most Brutal Prehistoric Injuries Ever Survived
To you and me, these wounds are fatal, but to prehistoric animals that were simply built diff, it wasn't anything but a flesh wound.
Why Water Dinosaurs Never Happened
A man can dream...
What Happened When It Rained For Millions Of Years
A bit of rain here and there is no biggie, and actually kind of cozy. Now over a million years of rain on the other hand... then things start getting a bit crazy.
The Most Terrifying Discoveries Made By Archeologists
Love your neighbor is apparently a saying that didn’t get around in ancient times, as we humans did some pretty messed up things to our own kind back in the day.
The Only Marine Mammals That No Longer Exist
Marine mammals are all around us, whales, seals, manatees, the list goes on and these lot have been a staple of the earth for tens of millions of years. However, it turns out that there used to actually be even more of these guys, as there is one (and only one) marine mammal order that no longer lives, and you probably have never even heard of it.
Prehistoric Animals Preserved So Well They Look Like Roadkill
You ever day dream of what it would be like to travel back in time and see exactly what prehistoric animals looked like? Well me too, and unfortunately I doubt that will happen, BUT we do have some pretty darn amazing specimens that have helped bring the past to us.
Titanoboa Wasn't The Largest Snake Ever... This Was
We all know that the Titanoboa was the king of snakes and largest to ever live...but was it really? Lemme introduce you to the new King...
When The Amazon Was A Mega Lake
You’d never want to get lost in the Amazon, BUT you really really would not want to get lost in the Prehistoric Amazon, as it was a giant cesspit of absolute nopeness.
What Earth Was Like After The Worst Extinction
Present day Earth might not always be the easiest place to live in, but let's just say, be glad you don't live during the Induan...
This Cat Is Evolving Into A Fish
You know the story, cats hate water, but this is really a great lie that has been pushed onto you, as in Asia, there is one cat species that has not only evolved to like water, but essentially live in it...Hey all, if you want to help out this little catfish, consider checking out some of the following projects/groups:fishingcats.lk (local group in Sri Lanka)fishingcat.org (group that supports pro
The Fossils That Shouldn't Exist
Didn't have two headed marine reptiles and dinosaur mummies on your bingo card, did ya?
All 5 Types Of Sabertooths Explained
Step aside Vampires, your teeth are no match for the sabertoothed...cats. But did you know the cats weren't the only ones to evolve saber-teeth? Nor were they even the first...
The Scariest Dinosaur You've Never Heard Of
When it comes to dinosaurs, bigger always means scarier right? No, and not even close, as this one family of theropod has proved, who might just be just about the worst group of dinosaurs you could ever fathom getting snatched by.If this episode gives you a sense of dejavu, it's because this is a modernized, improved version of an older episode. Enjoy :)
Why Islands Turn Animals Into Giants
Turns out that skull island really isn't that far fetched...
The Sunken Continents That History Forgot About
Turns out the story of Atlantis is more realistic than you once thoughtIf you want to support the podcast consider checking out my merch :) https://store.extinctzoo.org/
Fossa: The Apex Predator Nobody Knows About
They too like to move it, move it
If Jaws Had Been A Crocodile
Du du du du du
If Dinosaurs Faced Off Against Mammals
Animals are pretty metal today, and of the many kinds that exist, we mammals are pretty cool, but how do we stack up against the 'coolest' group ever, the dinosaurs? Welcome to the Dino/Mammal Olympic.
The Crocodile That Shouldn't Exist
If you thought the Nile crocodile was scary, wait until you hear about the Cuban crocodile - hunter of megafauna, and galloper of lands.
Why Sharks Get Scarier The Deeper You Go
If you thought great whites were bad, just wait until you hear about these guys...
The Most Bizarre Things Discovered In Amber
Amber might not be able to bring back dinosaurs, but what it can do might be even more impressive...
The Animal That Just Doesn't Make Sense...
Looks like Simba's got some explaining to do
The World Right After The Dinosaurs Died
Dinosaurs may have fallen 66 million years ago, marking the end of an era and ushering in an age which would eventually come to be known as the age of mammals. But the journey to get there wasn't as simple as some might believe...
Everything You Know About Camels Is Wrong
Think you know camels? Think again. They didn’t come from deserts, their humps don't hold water, and they're certainly not the boring pack animal you've heard about - these are freaks turned mammals.Wild camel conservation group: https://www.wildcamels.com/
The Most Bizarre Deaths Ever Discovered In Fossils
If you thought 1000 ways to die was bad, wait until you hear about these prehistoric guys...
Why Evolution Keeps Making The Same Animals
Beneath Germany’s shale, workers uncovered fossils that shouldn’t exist...or at least it would seem so. Instead what was found was proof of evolutions strangest (but perhaps most logical) habit.
The Human Species That Shouldn't Exist
Deep in a South African cave, scientists uncovered a human species unlike any other - small, strange, and seemingly out of place in time. Who were they, what were they doing there, and why do their bones tell such a baffling story? Meet Homo naledi, the mystery buried in the dark.
The Most Impossible Animals Ever Discovered
Immortality, wouldn't it be nice? Well, for some animals out there, they don't actually have to wonder, as thanks to some nifty evolution, they have in some ways figured out how to beat death!
20 Minutes of Dinosaur Facts You Didn't Know You Needed To Know
All your perfect first date icebreakers in less than 21 minutes, what more could you ask for?
Shark Attacks So Brutal They Became Fossils
Dun dun… dun dun… dun dun dun dun
The Last Time Earth Was Iceless
Warm breeze, palm trees, and good ol crocodiles, just some of the things you might imagine when picturing a tropical paradise, and yet I am talking about Antartica, confused? Well, I am not talking about it now but as it was millions of years ago, when earth was completely iceless, and let me tell you this is just the tip of the iceberg, pun intended
The Strangest Mouths Ever Discovered
Say cheeseeee
Extinct Animals That Might Still Be Alive
When an animal is declared extinct, we generally think that's the last we'll ever see of them. And most of the times this is true, but there are a handful of animals out there who have been declared extinct, but in reality might actually be roaming the earth as we speak...
The Discoveries That Prove Humans Are Absolutely Insane
Humans are a wild wild bunch, I am sure you know that, and even so I guarantee that these archeology discoveries will have you scratching your head on why on earth any would would do such things.
This Island Turned Animals Into Monsters
There's just something about islands, that goes hand in hand with spookiness, especially when it comes to animals. And of all the islands to have existed, its this one that might just take the cake of being the strangest.
Prehistoric Animals Scientists Got Horribly Wrong
To figure out what animals millions and millions of years old were like through some bones, is breathtakingly difficult, which is why it may not be surprising, that a few times, paleontologist have gotten things really wrong.
The Giants Found In The Deepest Parts Of Our Oceans
Hey everyone! Made a poll a few weeks back about uploading bonus episodes about animals that still exist, and over 90% of you said you wanted it - so here's the first test episode. Let me know what you think!
When Florida Was On The Wrong Continent
Turns out that Florida man wasn't always Florida man
Extinct Animals The Polynesians Saw
Would you believe me that during the crusades, their still existed on earth not one but multiple giant animals that were the stuff of legends, and they could all be found in one place? Well, this is the truth...
The Strangest Extinct Creatures Ever Found
Extinct animals are weird, but only handful are weird enough that we have no clue what in the world they are, despite our current technology and knowledge.
The Earth's First Known Plague
If you've watched some of my recent videos, then you'll know that the neolithic kind of sucked, it just wasn't fun, well turns out that somehow it was even worse than we once thought, like way way worse.Check out the website: extinctzoo.org
